Bienenstock Elected American Physical Society PresidentArthur Bienenstock, a Stanford University professor and former associate director of the White House Office and Science Technology (OSTP), is the new APS president, following a recent election of officers by the society’s membership.

Snapshots from Physics HistoryWith two discoveries, announced in January 1925 and January 1929, astronomer Edwin Hubble radically changed our idea of the cosmos, showing first that the universe was much larger than previously thought, and second, that it is expanding, getting larger and larger all the time.

Dr. Mae C. Jemison (left), the first African-American woman to travel into space, conveys a message to Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D. (middle), the first American woman to perform a space walk, and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL 13th) during the 'Sputnik' House briefing held late last year. The former astronauts discussed the importance of investing in basic research and science and math education during the event, which was sponsored by the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation in conjunction with the Congressional Research and Development Caucus. (See inside story).